Chapter 393

Lora actually let out a laugh of disbelief. "You're being dramatic. There's no such thing as a lightning tribulation in this world." Lucius caught something in that exchange. Was Valerie the only one who faced lightning tribulations? Did other people in the mystic arts world never have to worry about such things? Evan hadn't expected Valerie to be this stubborn. "Miss, why don't you suggest a solution?" Valerie glanced around the room. "Since we all work with geomancy, why don't we settle this openly with a wager? Whoever loses has to meet whatever terms the winner names." She looked directly at the three Stormpeak students. "Well, fellow practitioners, do you dare accept this challenge?" Evan turned to Lucius. "What do you think, Mr. White?" Lucius' gaze held nothing but indulgent affection for Valerie. "I'll go with whatever Valerie decides." He might as well have said outright that the result of the geomancy didn't matter to him at all. Valerie's happiness mattered more than